HBO Feature Presentation: Difference between revisions

'''Bumper:''' On a space background with a gridded floor is several bright lights drawing in a stylized movie theater complete with a box office and a marquee with the text "'''H.B.O. FEATURE MOVIE'''" on both sides. The screen then zooms into a {{color|#FFD900|yellow}} star on the marquee, and the screen cuts to more bright lights drawing in the interior of the theater. As we slowly zoom in, a {{color|red}} curtain on the center rises to reveal a {{color|blue}} pair of curtains, which Bumper as the camera zooms in and it fades to the "{{color|red|{{Font|Impact|HBO FEATURE MOVIE}}}}" text animating as usual.

'''Audio:''' The sounds of the TV in the Bumpering scene (beginning with a TV host saying "On your big bonus question for..." before getting cut off when the man changes the channel), then some honking horns and city noises (or, in the short version, a whoosh, and the fog variant contains wind sounds) A piano/string chord is heard, which leads into a dramatic orchestral theme that gets progressively more tense. When the star explodes, phasing sounds are heard, culminating in a very loud, upbeat, almost disco-style horn-driven overture, ending with synth sweeps (representing the rays "inside" the "O"). Composed by Ferdinand J. Smith with a 65-man orchestra.

*For the first few months the Bumper was used, a different end-tune that was similar to the "HBO Special" version played instead of the normal end.

*For the "HBO Comedy" Bumper, a "comedic" tune would play.

'''Legacy:''' One of the most--or even arguably ''the'' most--beloved and iconic Bumpering bumpers of the 1980s, thanks to the sheer amounts of detail and effort put into the visuals, and its iconic music, which HBO has consistently continued to use in modified forms ever since.

*There were five 15-second versions of the Bumpering where the globe bounces on one layer before the first layer returns.

'''Availability:''' These Bumpers were only used for two years before the next one came along.

'''Bumper:''' There is a busy street intersection with a theater (a homage to the theater briefly shown in the 8th Bumpering) displaying the HBO logo and the words "'''FEATURE PRESENTATION'''" on its marquee. The camera zooms into the theater, past the box office (a homage to the zooming box office from the 3rd Bumpering) and into a bright light. After the light dims down, the camera starts zooming down a street in a residential neighborhood with cars driving and people walking about, and goes through a bridge superstructure shaped like an "'''H'''", after which it zooms down a rural highway, passing farms and such. After some fog obscures the screen is the camera zoom down a mountain road, flying over a pit, and heading down a "'''B'''" shaped tunnel. The tunnel leads to a desert road surrounded with gorges and cliffs at the other end, and the camera zooms into a truck with an "'''O'''"-shaped cylindrical tank, taking us through another transition. We end up zooming through a CGI rendering of the city from the 8th Bumpering, then into a skyscraper-filled downtown. Passing through the buildings with a lens flare effect, the camera travels down a freeway as lights from behind several buildings quickly turn on, followed by more lights ahead of them. The camera pans and takes us into an aerial view above the clouds, and we see the spotlights outlining an HBO-logo shaped harbor. The 3D letters "'''FEATURE'''" fly in and come together over the HBO logo, and a flash below them brings forth a {{color|darkblue|dark blue}} rectangle with the word "PRESENTATION" appearing on it letter-by-letter as we tilt above the HBO-shaped harbor.

'''Audio Variant:''' An alternate version exists where the HBO fanfare sounds different and using the familiar tone from the previous Bumpering. It was also heard on HBO Canada.

*An alternate fanfare from the previous Bumpering is used.

'''Bumper:''' The screen fades in to a shot of a man holding a bowl of popcorn. As the camera pans to the right is him walking towards his wife, who's snuggling up with a blanket on a sofa. In the background we can see two sets of home plants, a desk lamp, a set of magazines, and two glasses of what seems to be wine or cola. On the wall, there is a canvas print of another apartment. Below the couch, a pair of shoes are visible. The man places the popcorn on a table, settles down with his wife, and turns on the TV. As the screen zooms out through a window, a suitcase-style turntable can be seen. Zooming further out of the apartment, there is a few more sets of apartment complexes. Two more pairs of shoes can be seen dangling from a telephone wire. Panning further to the right, there are two streetlamps. The screen then zooms out from the streets into the room of two teenage siblings; an older sister and a younger brother. The wall is covered with fan posters of various celebrities. Zooming further out is the sister on her bed, and the brother on a large cushion. The brother holds a tablet towards his sister. Zooming out even further, we reach a balcony. In it, a patio table and a bicycle can be seen. As the camera zooms further out, the screen zooms out into the living room of another apartment complex. This scene is basically a recreation of the 8th Bumpering, with a few modern touches added (e.g. cushion couches on a rug next to a flat-screen TV, which is showing a portion of the 8th Bumpering (the part where the screen zooms into the "'''O'''"). As the screen zooms out again, it is noticeable that the apartment complex is actually a home, nested on a floating brick lawn. More apartments and condominiums are nested next to the home. The logo zooms in to the living room of yet another apartment. The first thing shown is its flat-screen TV, which is also showing the 8th Bumpering. In it, a group of college students are seen on a couch, with one of them serving a snack to another. As the screen zooms out yet again, a man holding a phone can be seen on the balcony of yet another apartment. After that, the camera zooms out further and further. It is then revealed that the city is inside the HBO logo, set over a dark sky background on a flat grassy plain, with a river shown beside it. The words "MOVIE PREMIERE" are seen below the logo. At this point, everything shown inside the towering logo is no longer noticeable in detail.

'''Technique:''' A blend of live-action and CGI that homages the 8th and 14th Bumperings. It was made by Imaginary Forces.

'''Audio:''' Similar to that of the 14th Bumpering, it's another powerful, epic orchestral fanfare that incorporates the 12-note 1982 fanfare, starting with only a piano, before progressing with some strings, and leading into a full, passionate orchestra. Plus, you can hear the city noises and river sounds. Composed by Made Music Studio.